M17 8PG Trafford
Live postcode, introduced December 2000. Ward: Lostock & Barton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Old Park Lane, Trafford Park: 7 addresses
- Trafford Boulevard, Trafford Park: 4 addresses
- M60, Urmston: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (82% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 7 Edison Road, Eccles, M30 7AW: up to 1 home, permissioned (920 m)
- 70-71 Barton Road, Eccles, Manchester, permissioned (950 m)
- 7 Edison Road, Eccles, M30 7AW: up to 1 home, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 22 m and 24 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Urmston 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 560 m |
| Trafford Palazzo (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Old Park Lane The Trafford Centre | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Trafford Centre Bus Station | 260 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trafford Centre Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Davyhulme Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,380 m² | 800 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,100 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | Tindall Street Allotments 1.9 ha | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m north |
| Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north |
| Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls | Scheduled monument | 860 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 2.4 km west |
| Monton Green | Wood | 2.6 km north |
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km east |
| Waters Meeting | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 3.6 km west |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 5.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 13 |
13 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Old Park Lane.